EXHIBIT 24

LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY
FORM S-8 REGISTRATION STATEMENT

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the undersigned directors and officers of Bob Evans Farms, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), hereby constitutes and appoints Steven A. Davis, Tod P. Spornhauer and Mary L. Garceau, and each of them, as the true and lawful attorney-in-fact or attorneys-in-fact, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for each of the undersigned and in the name, place and stead of each of the undersigned, to sign and file with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”) one more registration statement(s) on Form S-8 (the “Registration Statement”) relating to the issuance by the Company of common shares pursuant to the Bob Evans Farms, Inc. 2010 Director Deferral Program and the Bob Evans Farms, Inc. and Affiliates Fourth Amended and Restated Executive Deferral Program, with any and all amendments, supplements and exhibits thereto, including pre-effective and post-effective amendments or supplements, whether on Form S-8 or otherwise, or any other document with any state securities commission or other regulatory authority with respect to the securities covered by the Registration Statement, with full power and authority to do and perform any and all acts and things whatsoever required, necessary or desirable to be done in the premises, hereby ratifying and approving the act of said attorneys and any of them and any such substitute.

This Power of Attorney may be executed in multiple counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original with respect to the person executing it.

Executed as of this 25th day of August 2010.

Signature				Title
/s/ Steven A. Davis				Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
Steven A. Davis
/s/ Tod P. Spornhauer				Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Assistant Secretary
Tod P. Spornhauer
/s/ Larry C. Corbin				Director
Larry C. Corbin
/s/ Michael J. Gasser				Director
Michael J. Gasser
/s/ Dr. E. Gordon Gee				Director
Dr. E. Gordon Gee
/s/ E.W. (Bill) Ingram III				Director
E.W. (Bill) Ingram III
/s/ Cheryl L. Krueger				Director
Cheryl L. Krueger
/s/ G. Robert Lucas II				Director
G. Robert Lucas II
/s/ Eileen A. Mallesch				Director
Eileen A. Mallesch
/s/ Bryan G. Stockton				Director
Bryan G. Stockton
/s/ Paul S. Williams				Director
Paul S. Williams